SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

Authors

  • Ana Lucia Felix de Pontes
  • Iaponira Cortez Costa de Oliveira
  • Maria Miriam Lima da Nobrega
  • Adriana de Azevedo F. S. Filgueiras
  • Antonia Oliveira Silva

Keywords:

Aids, elderly, contagion

Abstract

This study aims is to identify cases of AIDS in elderly patients from a referral service. It is a documental research in the Department of Specialized Care, University Hospital Lauro Wanderley, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The study involved 400 medical records of patients with diagnoses of HIV / AIDS for the tracking of cases of elderly people of both sexes. The data were analyzed using statistical procedures and showed that: 50% were male and 50% female and as marital status: (66.6%) are married; (16.7%) are widowed; (16.7%) are single, as the HIV status of HIV/AIDS.

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Pontes, A. L. F. de, Oliveira, I. C. C. de, Nobrega, M. M. L. da, Filgueiras, A. de A. F. S., & Silva, A. O. (2011). SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS. Fiep Bulletin - Online, 80. Retrieved from https://fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/1053

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TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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